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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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